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What book(s) are you currently reading or listening? December 10 (discuss.online)

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Still reading The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson. Book 2 in the series. I am more than halfway through, so should be able to finish it this week.

What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Norstrilia by Cordwainer Smith, the only complete SF novel he ever published. Part of the Instrumentality of Mankind universe that included "The Ballad of Lost C'Mell".

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Currently midway through The Bell in the Fog by Lev A.C. Rosen. It's the second in a series, but I'm getting through it just fine as a standalone. Fairly quick historical mystery about a gay PI in 1950s San Francisco, dealing with a blackmail case.

Finished Hold the Dark by Frank Tuttle. Fun little fantasy detective novel, 3rd in a series.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Is being gay related to anything in the plot, or just a background information for possible romance etc.?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The story is heavily rooted in LGBTQIA+ community/culture, and the experience of existing as a gay person at the time. There's a bit of romance, as well.

To be clear, though: despite its historical bones and the very real fears of its characters, this isn't a cruel book. No slurs or anything so far, and even the police raids at clubs have been mild.